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Guthrie council seeks documentation on $2.8 million, approves police wellness incentive and $42,500 wastewater invoice
Summary
At its Nov. 12 meeting, Guthrie’s City Council voted unanimously to approve October financials, a police wellness incentive and a $42,500 engineering invoice drawn from a $2.8 million project fund; council members pressed for documentation on the $2.8 million.
GUTHRIE — The Guthrie City Council on Nov. 12 approved several routine items and pressed city staff for clearer records about a $2.8 million project fund.
During the October financial report, council members raised multiple questions about the $2.8 million balance. City Clerk Alison Blumel said she had not yet received a statement from Raymond James and agreed to provide a clerk’s report next month and to “provide documentation of every move she makes regarding this money to ensure everything is ‘clean,’” language she used at the meeting.
The council approved the October 2024 financial reports by motion (mover: Russ Longhurst; second: Chad Johnson) carried unanimously.
In other fiscal actions tied to that fund, the council approved an October engineering invoice of $42,500 for work on the wastewater treatment plant expansion. Engineer Mike McGhee presented the invoice and members voted (mover: Russ Longhurst; second: Chad Johnson) to draw the payment from the $2.8 million project funds; the motion carried unanimously.
The council also approved a police wellness incentive policy presented by Chief Blumel. The policy would reward officers twice a year for passing a performance test; Chief Blumel said that would amount to about $500 per officer annually and that officers could choose PTO, a bonus, or equipment they could keep. The policy and its attached documentation were approved by motion (mover: Russ Longhurst; second: Harry Green) carried unanimously.
Several of the meeting’s votes were procedural and passed without recorded opposition. Minutes for Oct. 8 and Oct. 17 were accepted (motions by Harry Green; seconds by Russ Longhurst and Chad Johnson, respectively) and a motion to approve the financial report passed (mover: Russ Longhurst; second: Chad Johnson).
Council members asked staff to provide clearer paperwork about the $2.8 million and indicated that they expect a Raymond James statement and a clerk’s report at the next meeting. Attorney Traughber was asked to draft a disclosure related to the city’s investment policy for Mayor Covington and City Clerk Alison Blumel to sign; Traughber said he would have a draft by next month.
The meeting adjourned at 20:06.
